Ambassadors of Beauty: Italian Old Master Exhibitions and Fascist Cultural Diplomacy 1930–1940
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Author: Matilde Cartolari
Italian art embodies a model of ideal beauty that is deeply rooted in the European historical consciousness. In the 1930s, the Italian fascist regime appropriated this model to establish cultural-political relations with other governments. Matilde Cartolari discusses exhibitions as a point of intersection between art historiography and the art market, restoration and heritage protection, nationalism and internationalism.As ambassadors of fascist cultural diplomacy, iconic masterpieces of Italian art then travelled in exhibitions to London, Paris, Belgrade, and the USA. Cartolari's analysis sheds light on the development of Italy’s fascist cultural policy from the ephemeral triumphalism of the Ethiopian campaign to the unfulfilled dream of the E42 World’s Fair.
ISBN 9783111331256. De Gruyter. hb. 552 pages. 160 b/w, 10 colour ills. 24 x 17 cm.
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Italian art embodies a model of ideal beauty that is deeply rooted in the European historical consciousness. In the 1930s, the Italian fascist regime appropriated this model to establish cultural-political relations with other governments. Matilde Cartolari discusses exhibitions as a point of intersection between art historiography and the art market, restoration and heritage protection, nationalism and internationalism.As ambassadors of fascist cultural diplomacy, iconic masterpieces of Italian art then travelled in exhibitions to London, Paris, Belgrade, and the USA. Cartolari's analysis sheds light on the development of Italy’s fascist cultural policy from the ephemeral triumphalism of the Ethiopian campaign to the unfulfilled dream of the E42 World’s Fair.
ISBN 9783111331256. De Gruyter. hb. 552 pages. 160 b/w, 10 colour ills. 24 x 17 cm.
not yet published